Business Unit Manager – Product Unit

Business Unit Manager – Product

Oglethorpe, GA

Pay Rate

$168,400 – $205,800

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Category/Shift

Salaried Full-Time

About The Role

The key accountabilities listed below are not to be considered all-inclusive; a team member may be required to perform additional tasks, as directed, based on changing business needs of the company.

• Support GCF’s goals by demonstrating responsibility for the overall leadership of the Product Unit including planning, scheduling and execution of operations.
• Champion safety efforts resulting in superior performance by modeling and maintaining an environment of safe work practices and proactive approach to safety management.
• Participate in the development of budget, strategic, and capital plan processes
• Develop succession plans within the Product Unit.
• Develop leadership skills and process knowledge of unit leadership personnel.
• Drive efforts in key focus areas including safety, production and cost efficiencies, reliability, team member engagement, and environmental stewardship, to achieve or exceed targeted performance.
• Provide leadership and resources to support engagement and a high performance work team.
• Ensure development and implementation of manufacturing systems, including use of sustainability tools such as Trouble/Cause/Correction (TCC) and Centerlining.
• Clearly communicate and demonstrate quality principles and processes.
• Help develop, demonstrate and support an organizational culture based upon values of empowerment, high involvement, and participative work force in a customer - and quality-focused organization.
• Take initiative to pro-actively deal with issues both with the team and cross-functionally, ensuring communication flows to and from team.
• Understand and meet internal and external customer requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and use sustainable methods for all processes and their improvements.
• Manage team members in the mill as necessary to minimize downtime and maintain quality, and sets clear expectations holding team members accountable for meeting them.
• Fulfill area specific 5S expectations.
• Maintain and develop team relationships.
• Develop cross-functional process skills.
  
  

Quality Expectations

• Ensure an understanding of quality policy and support efforts for a positive customer experience.
• Aid in the execution of mill-wide quality efforts as needed to help maintain mill quality standards.
  
  

About You: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Minimum

• Minimum of 10 years experience in a manufacturing lead position in pulp and paper mill. Experience with Paper Machine is required.
• Experience developing and implementing annual productivity plans.
• Demonstrated management experience as a leader of a manufacturing process with accountability for safety, reliability, people development and performance
• Strong written & verbal communication skills; problem solving, negotiation, presentation and training delivery skills.
• Microsoft Office Proficiency
• Demonstrated leadership skills including experience with salaried direct reports, combined with technical paper-making knowledge required
  
  

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, or pulp and paper science
• Experience in strategic planning and budgeting processes.
• Experience working in and managing High Performance Work Systems.
• Experience working at multiple mills
• Greenbelt Certification
  
  

About Global Cellulose Fibers (GCF)

Our GCF business helps customers transform renewable cellulose fibers into essential everyday products. Our safe, high-quality pulp forms the basis for a wide range of applications like towel and tissue products, diapers, feminine care, incontinence and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. In addition, our specialty pulp serves as a sustainable raw material used in construction materials, paints, coatings and more. GCF generated $2.8B in revenue in 2024 and has 3,300 employees globally, with nine manufacturing facilities and eight regional offices. Additional information can be found by visiting globalcellulosefibers.com.

Why GCF

Global Cellulose Fibers promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

We’ve Got You Covered

At Global Cellulose Fibers, our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans. We are proud to offer a variety of benefits to support our employees and their families, including:

• Medical, Dental, Life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• 401(k) and Company-funded retirement contributions
• Paid Time Off
  
  

Physical Location of Position:

Flint River Mill

2449 Stagecoach Rd

Oglethorpe, GA 31068

Global Cellulose Fibers is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Global Cellulose Fibers complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact accommodations@gcfibers.com or (833) 753-3242.